Description: A young boy, Mickey, dreams he is in a baker's kitchen and gets trapped in cake batter, but ultimately ends up helping to bake a cake to be ready by morning.
Genre: Fantasy
Questionable Situations: As the boy begins to dream, his clothes fade away leavin him naked.
Public Opinion: This book is very popular. A reader on Amazon.com said of In the Night Kitchen, "It's a beautiful, fun story of imagination."
History of Censorship: This book has been banned in some schools because of the illustrations portraying the boy's nudity.
Author: Maurice Sendak
Description: A young boy, Mickey, dreams he is in a baker's kitchen and gets trapped in cake batter, but ultimately ends up helping to bake a cake to be ready by morning.
Genre: Fantasy
Questionable Situations: As the boy begins to dream, his clothes fade away leavin him naked.
Public Opinion: This book is very popular. A reader on Amazon.com said of In the Night Kitchen, "It's a beautiful, fun story of imagination."
History of Censorship: This book has been banned in some schools because of the illustrations portraying the boy's nudity.
Developmental Age: Ages 4 and up